Honduras: Anti-mining activist Juan Lopez shot dead
September 16, 2024
#JuanLopez, 46, was gunned down as he left church Saturday in the northeastern town of #Tocoa, police said on Sunday.
Lopez belonged to the Municipal Committee for the Defense of Common and Public Goods, an environmental organization in Tocoa on the country's Atlantic coast.
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Three other members of the group were killed last year in what the organization saw as retaliation.
The group had suffered threats and harassment for years amid efforts to preserve the Guapinol and San Pedro rivers, and the Carlos Escaleras nature reserve, as the presence of mining and hydro-electric companies increased.
https://www.dw.com/en/honduras-anti-mining-activist-juan-lopez-shot-dead/a-70223466
@anna_lillith Protecting nature: The most dangerous profession in the world.
Truly tragic and sickening.
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